Frost Seeding

[NonTypicalCPA]

It's time to frost seed in the Midwest. I overseeded about 3 acres yesterday to help thicken the pasture up.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Maybe in the southern part of the midwest. UP here in the north country there is still 3 feet of snow on the ground. haha

Hopefully in 6 or so weeks....

 

[Bright Raven]

I over seeded yesterday

 

[ez14.]

Maybe in the southern part of the midwest. UP here in the north country there is still 3 feet of snow on the ground. haha

Hopefully in 6 or so weeks....

Where abouts are you?

 

[wbvs58]

Ron and CPA, how did you go about overseeding and with what varieties?

Ken

 

[Bright Raven]

Ron and CPA, how did you go about overseeding and with what varieties?

Ken

Ken,

I used a broadcast seeder like this. I walked over some of the high traffic winter areas seeding KY 31 fescue and Ladino clover.

We will get a couple more freezes before spring and with the rains, I should get enough seed down to make it worthwhile.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Where abouts are you?

Upper peninsula of Michigan

 

[ez14.]

Where abouts are you?

Upper peninsula of Michigan

Well I already knew that I was wanting to know what area of the UP

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Ontonagon area. 1/4 of a mile from Lake Superior.

 

[ez14.]

Ontonagon area. 1/4 of a mile from Lake Superior.

I believe I've been there though we don't usually get that far west

It's amazing how much longer it stays cold that close to the lake vs just a few miles away

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Inland a ways it is generally colder and snowier in the winters, and warmer drier in the summer. Sometimes trying to make hay here at home it will be 60 and foggy, go 5 miles inland and it's 80 and sunny.

 

[ez14.]

Inland a ways it is generally colder and snowier in the winters, and warmer drier in the summer. Sometimes trying to make hay here at home it will be 60 and foggy, go 5 miles inland and it's 80 and sunny.

I've seen ice still stuck to the side of a small cliff in July right near lake superior

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Maybe in the southern part of the midwest. UP here in the north country there is still 3 feet of snow on the ground. haha

Hopefully in 6 or so weeks....

I thought the UP was in Canada?

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

I used the earthway walk behind spreader this time, but have used the same one Ron showed above. I put down some red clover in a hunting food plot, but used a pasture mix from TSC in the pastures.

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Ontonogan is beautiful country. My family has spent two weeks in August south of you on the Cisco chain each year for the past 30 years. It's like our second home up there (even though officially we're trolls)

 

[wbvs58]

I usually put out a P&S fertiliser each autumn to feed the legumes using a cone spreader and I will always mix in clovers with it usually Red, Subterranean and Haifa white clover. The red is good as I always get to see the results by the distinctive flower but the others have a high component of hard seed so if they come across difficult conditions the hard seed is always there for later on. I think by the way they grow clovers are well adapted to fighting their way through the grass sword.

Ken